So, I never considered this as a gravel or off road bike, but it looks like it's kinda ok-ish at it (when you jammed up that dirt pile I was sure you were going to spill! - was that on street tires?). I'm an experienced rider, 53 and have been riding (street) on and off for 35 years but lately have been longing to go back to the simplicity of a basic, smaller bike (I have a Shadow 1100 right now, honestly, in suburban traffic riding it feels more like work than fun) and this TU250X kinda brings me back to my first bike, a CB350 (XS400, Vanvan and TW200, too). My girlfriend and I are moving to Nova Scotia in the next year or so and really look forward to living in a place where speeds are more sane and country roads are abundant - perfect for small bikes. In the suburbs of Atlanta where we currently live - people drive too fast and stupid here for a small bike to be safe. Great job on the video.
That was with full street tires! I've since put on some dual sport tires and they're treating much better with the odd places I end up. This is my first motorcycle aside from some 50cc Honda Ruckus', so I couldn't say how it compares to the bigger bikes. However, I absolutely love cruising these NB and NS backroads. It is just barely strong enough to feel reckless, but it takes some enjoyable effort (at least for me) to keep it at a lively pace. You're going to have a great time being back. I moved away from around the Greater Vancouver area and am so glad to not have people stacked everywhere
What a great choice. A 250 is fast enough for weekend camping trips searching for covered bridges. There is time enough for large displacement bikes. In a couple years ill be retired. I'll have a Suzuki TU strapped the back of my vacation van. I think i will customize a bit. Raise the exhaust and add some type of mud tires. Im a little envious...
Thank you for your review but most important, thank you for taking us for a beautiful ride. The scenery is breath taking. Visiting Canada is a life's goal for me, only thing missing is money 😄
Thank you! Here in New Brunswick is among the less commonly known parts of Canada, but having driven coast to coast I can say that there's plenty of beauty all over the place
Hey man, i've seen a couple of your videos so far and I have really enjoyed them. I think its awesome that you chose a TU250x, it would've been my choice too but in my area its priced pretty close to much more modern machines so I opted for a Yamaha MT-03 instead. wishing you all the best on your many adventures on your beautiful Suzuki.
Thanks! The prices on the TU's are all over the place, but I ended up getting a great deal on this one. I couldn't believe that new bikes like the Kawasaki KLX230 or the Yamaha XT250 are around $10000 CAD rolling out the door. The MT-03 must be a good ride!
The size of your bike isn't very important. What matters is whether or not you are enjoying the bike. I started on a 100cc back in 72 when I was 13. Then got a 125 then a 250 ... later on a 650 then a 1500 and now I ride a Honda VTX 1300. I am planning on a 650cc bike next cause I'm getting kinda old and so heavy bikes are not that appealing to me any more. I might even just get a Honda 500 rebel. My point is this; I had just as much fun on my 100cc and my 125 cc bikes as I did my 1500 cc and my 1300 cc bikes. Some motorcycles give you one type of fun and other motorcycles give you a different kind of fun. So I really can't say which bike is the best because almost all two wheeled vehicles are a lot of fun.
I have a couple of relatives who rode Gold Wings and similar knock-offs. Its all great and each bike has its spot. I'd like to try out all sorts of sizes too
Welcome to the world of motorcycling and there's nothing wrong with a 250, especially for your first bike,. If you decided to keep it and you are going to do a lot of dirt roads you should check out a set of Shinko 705 tyres ( Australian spelling).
A good choice I think. 250cc is lots for poking around. And you can take a highway if you choose. Expect you will enjoy the TUX a long time. You may know already about reducing speed in strong winds so you don't get pushed out of your lane. We Grom pilots are sensitive.😃
On my first ride I was going along the coast and rounded a corner at 80km/h to get smacked in the face by some serious wind from right off of the ocean. I was surprised like a real novice!
I was looking into the Rebel when I first started seriously trying to decide on a motorcycle. The Rebel was just too cruiser oriented for the stupid things I want to do to my bike, but they've got a great reputation for reliability
Fuel injection costs $1,500 per motorcycle. I just cleaned the carburetor for the first time in 25 years. My BSA C-15 250 goes 60 MPH and 70 MPG. 2 up with throttle left over.Put it on a milk crate to adjust the chain. Cheap prices for tires, chains and sprockets. Cheap touring. I have 4 BSA C-15 250' s in both street bike and dirt bike versions. My Triumph TR25W Enduro goes 60+ MPH down dirt roads no problem. You will enjoy the hell out of it.🎉
The TU250 is awesome! I had one for several years…toured on it with no issues keeping up with traffic as long as I was not on the freeway. (Who wants to ride the freeway anyway!😁) The bike is pretty much bulletproof with a rather large cylinder barrel compared to the cc’s, you know you’ve got a lot of cooling area and that engine should last long time. If you want to make it a little faster, you can go up one tooth on the countershaft or if you want a little more low end grunt, you can drop one tooth on the countershaft from stock. All in all, not only is the TUX a good bike to start out on, as I get older, I feel it’s a great bike to finish on!😊
Thanks! I've read a bit about people changing things on these, but now that I'm 2000km in I don't think there's anything wrong with the stock setup aside from the tires being lackluster. It'll get a rack sometime soon for sure. It maintains 110km/h no problem, and can do some more of it needs to. Perfectly adequate. Have you had some other bikes as well?
@@howdidigetthere In my 46 years of riding I have had upwards of 30 bikes cross through my garage. Everything from a 1800cc Gold Wing to a Honda CT90.😁 I have enjoyed every one of them at the time I had them. (Well, maybe not every single one!😂) Right now, I am really loving my latest purchase, the Honda ADV160 scooter! A Light weight fun machine that I find perfect for exploring the back roads like you are doing. And it will go 110kph when needed! If I need to go faster or further, I can load it in the back of the truck. Perfect! 😁👍
Enjoy the ride!
Amazing how much Ryan F9 has influenced our lives. Congrats on the TU205X!
Thanks!
He must be one of the most well known figures in motorcycling
Excellent video , enjoyed the ride.
Thanks!
Liked the statement "This is REAL.... LIVE ACTION of me getting on to a HIGHWAY !!! .... and it was AWESOME!
I'm keeping it real out here
I am modifying my suzuki gs150 into tu250x, using chinese 250cc engine of rx3 csc. Your bike is beautiful.
So, I never considered this as a gravel or off road bike, but it looks like it's kinda ok-ish at it (when you jammed up that dirt pile I was sure you were going to spill! - was that on street tires?). I'm an experienced rider, 53 and have been riding (street) on and off for 35 years but lately have been longing to go back to the simplicity of a basic, smaller bike (I have a Shadow 1100 right now, honestly, in suburban traffic riding it feels more like work than fun) and this TU250X kinda brings me back to my first bike, a CB350 (XS400, Vanvan and TW200, too). My girlfriend and I are moving to Nova Scotia in the next year or so and really look forward to living in a place where speeds are more sane and country roads are abundant - perfect for small bikes. In the suburbs of Atlanta where we currently live - people drive too fast and stupid here for a small bike to be safe. Great job on the video.
That was with full street tires! I've since put on some dual sport tires and they're treating much better with the odd places I end up.
This is my first motorcycle aside from some 50cc Honda Ruckus', so I couldn't say how it compares to the bigger bikes. However, I absolutely love cruising these NB and NS backroads. It is just barely strong enough to feel reckless, but it takes some enjoyable effort (at least for me) to keep it at a lively pace.
You're going to have a great time being back. I moved away from around the Greater Vancouver area and am so glad to not have people stacked everywhere
What a great choice. A 250 is fast enough for weekend camping trips searching for covered bridges. There is time enough for large displacement bikes. In a couple years ill be retired. I'll have a Suzuki TU strapped the back of my vacation van. I think i will customize a bit. Raise the exhaust and add some type of mud tires. Im a little envious...
There's such cool stuff on Instagram that people do to these things. Its great that a decent size bike like this can still be comfy at highway speeds
Bought my 2016 in Bridgewater NS! you might of came across it on Kijiji at one point. Looks good man!
Thanks!
I did come across another TU in Charlottetown a couple of months ago. Now I'm on the lookout
I love the options you considered & reasoning for choosing the tu250 seems spot on
Thank you for your review but most important, thank you for taking us for a beautiful ride. The scenery is breath taking. Visiting Canada is a life's goal for me, only thing missing is money 😄
Thank you!
Here in New Brunswick is among the less commonly known parts of Canada, but having driven coast to coast I can say that there's plenty of beauty all over the place
Congrats on the TUX!
Thanks!
Hey man, i've seen a couple of your videos so far and I have really enjoyed them. I think its awesome that you chose a TU250x, it would've been my choice too but in my area its priced pretty close to much more modern machines so I opted for a Yamaha MT-03 instead. wishing you all the best on your many adventures on your beautiful Suzuki.
Thanks! The prices on the TU's are all over the place, but I ended up getting a great deal on this one.
I couldn't believe that new bikes like the Kawasaki KLX230 or the Yamaha XT250 are around $10000 CAD rolling out the door.
The MT-03 must be a good ride!
The size of your bike isn't very important. What matters is whether or not you are enjoying the bike. I started on a 100cc back in 72 when I was 13. Then got a 125 then a 250 ... later on a 650 then a 1500 and now I ride a Honda VTX 1300. I am planning on a 650cc bike next cause I'm getting kinda old and so heavy bikes are not that appealing to me any more. I might even just get a Honda 500 rebel. My point is this; I had just as much fun on my 100cc and my 125 cc bikes as I did my 1500 cc and my 1300 cc bikes. Some motorcycles give you one type of fun and other motorcycles give you a different kind of fun. So I really can't say which bike is the best because almost all two wheeled vehicles are a lot of fun.
I have a couple of relatives who rode Gold Wings and similar knock-offs. Its all great and each bike has its spot.
I'd like to try out all sorts of sizes too
Welcome to the world of motorcycling and there's nothing wrong with a 250, especially for your first bike,. If you decided to keep it and you are going to do a lot of dirt roads you should check out a set of Shinko 705 tyres ( Australian spelling).
I've ordered a Shinko 241 for the front, and I'll get a set of more aggressive tires for the winter time. Maybe studs. Lots to consider!
dang that phone mount really is sturdy
125 km/h and not so much as a wiggle. Incredible
A good choice I think. 250cc is lots for poking around. And you can take a highway if you choose. Expect you will enjoy the TUX a long time. You may know already about reducing speed in strong winds so you don't get pushed out of your lane. We Grom pilots are sensitive.😃
On my first ride I was going along the coast and rounded a corner at 80km/h to get smacked in the face by some serious wind from right off of the ocean. I was surprised like a real novice!
250cc is fiene. Honda rebel 250 is also an excellent bike.
I was looking into the Rebel when I first started seriously trying to decide on a motorcycle. The Rebel was just too cruiser oriented for the stupid things I want to do to my bike, but they've got a great reputation for reliability
Fuel injection costs $1,500 per motorcycle. I just cleaned the carburetor for the first time in 25 years. My BSA C-15 250 goes 60 MPH and 70 MPG. 2 up with throttle left over.Put it on a milk crate to adjust the chain. Cheap prices for tires, chains and sprockets. Cheap touring. I have 4 BSA C-15 250' s in both street bike and dirt bike versions. My Triumph TR25W Enduro goes 60+ MPH down dirt roads no problem. You will enjoy the hell out of it.🎉
Carbs will outlive us all, but they're not for me right now. That's awesome about the C-15s, and BSA has great history.
Thanks for sharing!
The TU250 is awesome! I had one for several years…toured on it with no issues keeping up with traffic as long as I was not on the freeway. (Who wants to ride the freeway anyway!😁)
The bike is pretty much bulletproof with a rather large cylinder barrel compared to the cc’s, you know you’ve got a lot of cooling area and that engine should last long time. If you want to make it a little faster, you can go up one tooth on the countershaft or if you want a little more low end grunt, you can drop one tooth on the countershaft from stock. All in all, not only is the TUX a good bike to start out on, as I get older, I feel it’s a great bike to finish on!😊
Thanks!
I've read a bit about people changing things on these, but now that I'm 2000km in I don't think there's anything wrong with the stock setup aside from the tires being lackluster. It'll get a rack sometime soon for sure.
It maintains 110km/h no problem, and can do some more of it needs to. Perfectly adequate.
Have you had some other bikes as well?
@@howdidigetthere In my 46 years of riding I have had upwards of 30 bikes cross through my garage. Everything from a 1800cc Gold Wing to a Honda CT90.😁
I have enjoyed every one of them at the time I had them. (Well, maybe not every single one!😂)
Right now, I am really loving my latest purchase, the Honda ADV160 scooter! A Light weight fun machine that I find perfect for exploring the back roads like you are doing. And it will go 110kph when needed! If I need to go faster or further, I can load it in the back of the truck. Perfect! 😁👍